I was the stage manager on this show. We had to take a two break to re-adjust the stage. The hole stage moved two feet after the were done! Get the funk out a here......
Before this Don Kirschner had never heard of them . I dont believe this episode ever aired on TV . Wish there was concert footage of them early days. Post Mortem or Funk Funk its Serious etc.
I'm a funk head to the tenth power. There's two musicians I think about every day. Larry Blackmon and Prince. Being a bass player I've taken a little bit from both of these geniuses in my playing style. I must say that's turned out well. Cameo at their essence with Larry Blackmon on drums. Classic.
Wow! I wish I could have been there. Not many bands sound like the recorded version in concert. Thanks Cameo for all the funky jams and wonderful ballads. A truly talented and unique band.
Well im Sorry to say u r mos'def WRONG! Parliament Funkadelics r your pure P-FUNK BAND. Now i wont front, Camoe is second as to me. Especially that joint Riggermoris . But aint nobody Funkier than Dr. Funkenstien. Dig. It???
@@rex-t1master278 Bull S***! I'm White, I knew every damn song Larry Blackmon and Cameo did. Oh, By The Way, my radio career was in Black/R&B Radio. Many White DJs were in Black Radio, like at WLAC in Nashville, TN. I hated working at a Album Oriented Rock (AOR) Station. I tried it in Nashville at 103 WKDF. I didn't stay there 4 months. It was boring playing AC/DC and Guns-n-Roses. This was the music I grew up to. Before I bought my own station, I had major success working in R&B/Black Radio. I'm retired now, I miss those days.
In 1990 at the radio station I was working at, I was very fortunate and thrilled to interview Larry Blackmon and Cameo. My favorite songs were from when I first heard them as a teen, Funk Funk and Post Mortem. Larry was shocked that I knew so much about them. I told them about my teen days in high school. I went to a predominantly white high school where Cameo's music wasn't accepted, as a matter of fact, I got into a heated argument with a white cheerleader and her racist boyfriend about how I thought how great Larry Blackmon and Cameo was. I was the "white kid" that ended up working on the air as a Announcer/DJ at the R&B/Urban radio station where I met and interviewed my teen idols, Larry Blackmon and Cameo. I'm now getting close to 60 years old, it was the highlight of my life, they can keep Taylor Swift and her "very awful music"! Back in high school days, I guess Larry Blackmon was my high school hero. BTW: Taylor Swift wasn't born until December, 1989!😆
@@scottbailey1560 Man, your experience is noteworthy. Yes, Cameo was a stellar group when I was young man. My fav albums of theirs was 'Cameosis'-1980, 'Feel Me' - 1981 and 'Knights of the Sound Table' - 1983. But I do cherish "Funk, Funk" (Rigor Mortis), This vid's cut "I Just Wanna Be" & "Sparkle" (both from the 1979 album, Secret Omen. A good portion of their hits post 1984 I regard seriously, cause they were seriously funky! But the ones I quoted were the very best to me with the last in regards, being high school jam. Very good choice, boss man! Screw racism and dump on it every chance you get!! PEACE *💎🎶🎸🎹*
Amazing truly amazing I was so blessed to have come up in an era where real music and musicians did their thing. I am sorry that Mr. Cooper fell ill, his falsetto was definitely the missing ingredient. LOL at those got damned fruit roll up jumpsuits. I can remember Frankie Knuckles mixing this with Skyys "Call me" at the Paradise Garage here in NY. Damn missing real music.
Cameo at there best singing dancing playing as a band. Cameo at their best in early 80s as a big band. Cameo slave lakeside earth wind & fire wow. Thank god fir UA-cam and soul train. Silva
Cameo sounds always Asome All-Americans funkier and Blueberry New yorker player band from 1970 1990s Hitter makers of Blessing Soulful Gospels African American folks Freedom songs 🎵🙌2022.
Real music. Every note played or sung. No prerecorded music or lip syncing. Even as talented as Beyonce is, she still lip sync and use prerecorded vocals. I miss the old days.
This was when Cameo were still respected as one of the best FUNK bands around, sadly they went more towards pop funk a couple of years later, i bought this on import in 1979, was and still is the best FUNK record i ever bought in my collection OF over 60 thousand 12INCH singles. Simple!
Cameo was no joke back in the day..my hommie ,Baby to Cool used to C walk like no other wear a cow boy hat..with out missing a step to the beat..RIP...Gone but not for gotton..!
Con funk shun, Slave. Kool n the Gang. Rick james, Chic, Prince and Michael Jackson were all big acts in 1980 Black music. I didn't even mention any rap acts like Kurtis blow
Don't forget the Ohio bands: Ohio Players, Zapp, Heatwave, Lakeside... Back then there were Battle of the Band Concerts all the time, and we took that shit seriously. You had to be badass musicians that could sing and dance, and you had to have custom uniforms. But after our generation, public schools defunded band and music education programs. So young folks with the calling to be entertainers either gravitated to Hip Hop, or learned to play instruments in church bands.
The dude that was the high tenor in the group, his name was Wayne Cooper. Not the same guy that was reaching those notes @ 5:20. I heard the story that Cooper had an addiction problem so he wound up leaving the group in the early eighties. It was also said that as a result he caught AIDS and died sometime after. I don't know if it's true but if so, they lost a helluva lead singer. They did pretty good for themselves afterward, but still. Wished he could have remained.
Wayne Cooper was their best falsetto, he left the group to go solo but passed before it was released, this was when the group was the funkiest but folks gotta remember it's hard to feed 10+ members and Larry wasn't paying g the guys what they should of been paid this is why they have a lawsuit against Larry
@@rastaman1017 I thought your reasoning he left the group was more palatable than that I'd heard. But it was still unfortunate just the same. Another repeating misfortune was concerning why the group split. Not so much about having to feed a slew of members, but the fact that they didn't get properly compensated. And if they had then 'feeding' would have been solely on each member. However, it wasn't new in Cameo's case and as I said before, it was a repetitive theme in music history. James Brown did the same thing with his guys. He repeatedly changed musicians for upgrading his sound as well as to remain relevant, understandably so. But I looked on-line and saw his last album count several years before his death was 60 albums!!! Can't understand for the life of me how a man who had multiple resources could "pinch" on payment to the people who help make his name what it was. Don't get me wrong, he was the funkmaster, for real. I idolized him as a youth. But it still doesn't make sense. Another example was Barry Gordy. That story's been told from many angles. Dick Griffey with SOLAR Records (Shalamar) Check out their "UNSUNG" docu on UA-cam. It's really incredible how black execs in the music industry and otherwise, preach so much about pro-blackness and oppression of the same, yet pinch on wealth concerning the very black people in their employ. Sorry to be so long. But I'll end by saying this: the state of wealth of black people will never change if it's dependent upon politicians or entertainers. Has to be from the bottom up.
@@woodie62 I follow Nathan and Tomi in a Cameo group and they cannot go into detail on what really happened until they settle but they both threw out bread crumbs as to what happened , is there a unsung on the group if not it should be
Agree that, but you got to put Parlament & the Funkadelicss. W/George Clinton and Fatback, though George Clinton moreso is the greatest in my opinion. But Funk is back! 💜💜💜💜💜💜 It! Though it never really ever died! Was a DJ back in the day, have all Cameos albums, and some great 12 "" promo remixes! 10k albums sry to say can't do it anymore with my neck issues. But can spin 'em up for an hr...then neck says no. That's when I put on the albums and just love to Listen! But love to scratch em and mix em up! Got to always keep the Funk! Dj programs are good, but vinyl is were all the aucutic great true sound is! Digital ok, not the same! All this great stuff never dies and true audiophiles like myself never let those vinyl records go!just like Funk! It's coming to another generation! Keep THAT FUNKY BEAT !!🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼🎼🎧🎧LETS KEEP IT FUNCKY!And George Clinton is STILL KEEPING IT ALIVE AND WELL! Zap absofunkinglutly! LOVE UT!
Uh, could someone call in a hazmat team because it got so so funky that there was an explosion on stage! I do not know what these kids are doing today but it is not funky, not funky like dissssssa, I was raised funky, live funky, dine funky, and am fine funky. Can you dig it brother. Cameo bebe
Sounds in the same style that George Clinton is the Godfather FUNK!,Larry is amachine and the vocals are so complex arrangement!Greasy bass funk festival. The HORNS!My God!,,✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨🇨🇦😎
They should do a episode of Unsung about Cameo one of the greatest funk bands
I was the stage manager on this show. We had to take a two break to re-adjust the stage. The hole stage moved two feet after the were done! Get the funk out a here......
hahah So cool. Thanks!
I know that was, a, great show.
Before this Don Kirschner had never heard of them . I dont believe this episode ever aired on TV . Wish there was concert footage of them early days. Post Mortem or Funk Funk its Serious etc.
Where is Wayne Cooper??
What happened to Wayne Cooper??
I'm a funk head to the tenth power. There's two musicians I think about every day. Larry Blackmon and Prince. Being a bass player I've taken a little bit from both of these geniuses in my playing style. I must say that's turned out well. Cameo at their essence with Larry Blackmon on drums. Classic.
Wow! I wish I could have been there. Not many bands sound like the recorded version in concert. Thanks Cameo for all the funky jams and wonderful ballads. A truly talented and unique band.
All time funk🤘🏾 I was 8 years old when this came out and my uncles pumped Cameo every day all day
The greatest pure funk group EVER! There will never be another Cameo
Randy Miller REAL TALK
Leon Miller FACTS!!
Leon Miller I wonder do you consider Sparkle and why have I Lost you - funk? Which were two of their biggest hits at this time.
Amen brother!
Well im Sorry to say u r mos'def WRONG! Parliament Funkadelics r your pure P-FUNK BAND. Now i wont front, Camoe is second as to me. Especially that joint Riggermoris . But aint nobody Funkier than Dr. Funkenstien. Dig. It???
Larry Blackmon's meter while singing and keeping the music exciting as a drummer is incredible. the tempo did not fluctuate at all.
This is one of the most high energy, scorch-the-stage performances I've ever seen! Cameo brought the fun, the footwork, and the FUNK!
1980 as of today thats 37 years ago.Funk never dies it survives it thrives and thats no jive! .
That particular show has a mostly white audience.Those people don't know how to funk or anything else.👱👸
@@rex-t1master278 Bull S***! I'm White, I knew every damn song Larry Blackmon and Cameo did. Oh, By The Way, my radio career was in Black/R&B Radio. Many White DJs were in Black Radio, like at WLAC in Nashville, TN. I hated working at a Album Oriented Rock (AOR) Station. I tried it in Nashville at 103 WKDF. I didn't stay there 4 months. It was boring playing AC/DC and Guns-n-Roses. This was the music I grew up to. Before I bought my own station, I had major success working in R&B/Black Radio. I'm retired now, I miss those days.
By 1986, this band was down to 3 band members. Incredible.
In 1990 at the radio station I was working at, I was very fortunate and thrilled to interview Larry Blackmon and Cameo. My favorite songs were from when I first heard them as a teen, Funk Funk and Post Mortem. Larry was shocked that I knew so much about them. I told them about my teen days in high school. I went to a predominantly white high school where Cameo's music wasn't accepted, as a matter of fact, I got into a heated argument with a white cheerleader and her racist boyfriend about how I thought how great Larry Blackmon and Cameo was. I was the "white kid" that ended up working on the air as a Announcer/DJ at the R&B/Urban radio station where I met and interviewed my teen idols, Larry Blackmon and Cameo. I'm now getting close to 60 years old, it was the highlight of my life, they can keep Taylor Swift and her "very awful music"! Back in high school days, I guess Larry Blackmon was my high school hero. BTW: Taylor Swift wasn't born until December, 1989!😆
@@scottbailey1560
Man, your experience is noteworthy. Yes, Cameo was a stellar group when I was young man. My fav albums of theirs was 'Cameosis'-1980, 'Feel Me' - 1981 and 'Knights of the Sound Table' - 1983. But I do cherish "Funk, Funk" (Rigor Mortis), This vid's cut "I Just Wanna Be" & "Sparkle" (both from the 1979 album, Secret Omen. A good portion of their hits post 1984 I regard seriously, cause they were seriously funky! But the ones I quoted were the very best to me with the last in regards, being high school jam. Very good choice, boss man! Screw racism and dump on it every chance you get!! PEACE *💎🎶🎸🎹*
Between 1979 and 1981 . That window of music , nobody was touching them .
Absolutely yes to that 👍.
tubagee GAP BAND!!!
Love me some Cameo still listening in 2024 RIP Wayne Cooper never forgotten ❤❤🎉
Amazing truly amazing I was so blessed to have come up in an era where real music and musicians did their thing. I am sorry that Mr. Cooper fell ill, his falsetto was definitely the missing ingredient. LOL at those got damned fruit roll up jumpsuits. I can remember Frankie Knuckles mixing this with Skyys "Call me" at the Paradise Garage here in NY. Damn missing real music.
I AGREE WITH YOU 100% WAYNE COOPER HAD AN AMAZING VOICE. HE WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF CAMEO'S CLASSIC LINEUP!!!!
Wayne Cooper should be mention in all their interviews especially during the 80s. Great voice Wayne Cooper had.
@@nancyking2425 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝🥂
Cameo at there best singing dancing playing as a band. Cameo at their best in early 80s as a big band. Cameo slave lakeside earth wind & fire wow. Thank god fir UA-cam and soul train. Silva
Vintage Cameo! I'm in funk heaven. Those who know me understand. Everyone should have Cameo in their Diet!
I'm 16 but hearing stuff like this makes me wish I was born sooner
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert was the shit then...they had all the major and up and coming r&b/funk acts on there!!!
Cameo has some of funkist bass lines and guitar rhythm lines of all times.The drums are always killing too!
Yes they did excellent Bass. No one does that anyone.
Some rare footage! Thanks JimmyOTC
Jimmy somebody has to have a tape of them back in the Rigor Mortis Days The We All Know days .
Been loving Cameo since my oldest sister first introduced me to Cameosis!! #facts
THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE!!........DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!
This That Raw Cameo Funk Fo Yo Behind
THESE BOY"S ARE BADDDDD!
Those big ol eyes lol. They were working the hell out. Real music gosh I miss this.
Such great talent
Love that synth!!!
Comeo always changing with times and
Nowadays cleaning 😴😌😪🙃😅
Sounds good vibration 📳
I just want to be . 1980 2022
Cameo sounds always
Asome All-Americans funkier and Blueberry
New yorker player band from 1970 1990s
Hitter makers of Blessing Soulful Gospels African American folks Freedom songs 🎵🙌2022.
THE FUNK ....HAS BEEN BROUGHT!
Larry keeps that excitement.... Love it....and sangin'
Now thats a Funk Concert. Damn!!!
That was fun, brought me back to the days I would hear my brother playing his albums.
For me, it was my oldest sister!!! 10/25/65 middle baby, and skating rink!!!
I luv it when U have dem....ole thro- bakk funk vidz going🎹🎧🎼🎵🎤🎶😎
Great Throw 🔙!!! Them Shitz is Always Slappy, Forever, Who's with me..Say Yeah 2020 !!!
I went to them in the 80ty at old Reunion arena, the group was 🔻 2bout 4 or 5 members featuring Larry Blackman!
Oh my goodness I've died and gone to funk heaven! Thanks for posting!
U mean you hear I just want to be in Zapp's song, this song came first
Classic funk
😮.
way too funky in there i wish i were there
The greatest song right here
hip hop don't have SHIT ON THIS!!!
That savage crash on the 'and 1' by Larry though! 1:01 #funk101
Real music. Every note played or sung. No prerecorded music or lip syncing. Even as talented as Beyonce is, she still lip sync and use prerecorded vocals. I miss the old days.
DAMN!!!!!!
the funkiest band that i no in my time comeosis luv YA.. flexdaddy! grandjury chitown
Yo, thanks for this. i've been looking for this for a long time. Seriously thanks, man.
YAAASSSSS!!! This is my song!!!! ❤️
This was when Cameo were still respected as one of the best FUNK bands around, sadly they went more towards pop funk a couple of years later, i bought this on import in 1979, was and still is the best FUNK record i ever bought in my collection OF over 60 thousand 12INCH singles. Simple!
Cameo was able to change with the times without selling out. They are one of the few bands from their era to produce chart hits into the late 80’s.
Cameo had to survive them 80s prince naked funk had arrived on the scene
Cameo was no joke back in the day..my hommie ,Baby to Cool used to C walk like no other wear a cow boy hat..with out missing a step to the beat..RIP...Gone but not for gotton..!
Cameo Rocks real music instruments nice
It's a trip how at the same time as Rick James, prince,kool and the gang,slave..Cameo emerges with their unique solid sound and style..
so nice I had to play it twice..
AWESOMENESS.....LOVE IT....THANK YOU...
Con funk shun, Slave. Kool n the Gang. Rick james, Chic, Prince and Michael Jackson were all big acts in 1980 Black music. I didn't even mention any rap acts like Kurtis blow
Don't forget the Ohio bands: Ohio Players, Zapp, Heatwave, Lakeside... Back then there were Battle of the Band Concerts all the time, and we took that shit seriously. You had to be badass musicians that could sing and dance, and you had to have custom uniforms. But after our generation, public schools defunded band and music education programs. So young folks with the calling to be entertainers either gravitated to Hip Hop, or learned to play instruments in church bands.
The dude that was the high tenor in the group, his name was Wayne Cooper. Not the same guy that was reaching those notes @ 5:20. I heard the story that Cooper had an addiction problem so he wound up leaving the group in the early eighties. It was also said that as a result he caught AIDS and died sometime after. I don't know if it's true but if so, they lost a helluva lead singer. They did pretty good for themselves afterward, but still. Wished he could have remained.
Wayne Cooper was their best falsetto, he left the group to go solo but passed before it was released, this was when the group was the funkiest but folks gotta remember it's hard to feed 10+ members and Larry wasn't paying g the guys what they should of been paid this is why they have a lawsuit against Larry
@@rastaman1017 I thought your reasoning he left the group was more palatable than that I'd heard. But it was still unfortunate just the same. Another repeating misfortune was concerning why the group split. Not so much about having to feed a slew of members, but the fact that they didn't get properly compensated. And if they had then 'feeding' would have been solely on each member. However, it wasn't new in Cameo's case and as I said before, it was a repetitive theme in music history. James Brown did the same thing with his guys. He repeatedly changed musicians for upgrading his sound as well as to remain relevant, understandably so. But I looked on-line and saw his last album count several years before his death was 60 albums!!! Can't understand for the life of me how a man who had multiple resources could "pinch" on payment to the people who help make his name what it was. Don't get me wrong, he was the funkmaster, for real. I idolized him as a youth. But it still doesn't make sense. Another example was Barry Gordy. That story's been told from many angles. Dick Griffey with SOLAR Records (Shalamar) Check out their "UNSUNG" docu on UA-cam. It's really incredible how black execs in the music industry and otherwise, preach so much about pro-blackness and oppression of the same, yet pinch on wealth concerning the very black people in their employ. Sorry to be so long. But I'll end by saying this: the state of wealth of black people will never change if it's dependent upon politicians or entertainers. Has to be from the bottom up.
@@woodie62 I follow Nathan and Tomi in a Cameo group and they cannot go into detail on what really happened until they settle but they both threw out bread crumbs as to what happened , is there a unsung on the group if not it should be
@@rastaman1017
Like you said, they'll probably have to settle before something like an UNSUNG happens.
Hey Jimmy....would you have the whole concert somewhere....???? You made my day my boy!!!! Ooooooowwwwwww
that good ol' cameo sound...there's nothing like it.
Desde Argentina, "Espectacular", gracias.
Cameo!!!!Coming your way soon!!!! STILL tearin' shit up!!!!!!!!!
Extraordinarios
Can't be Beat new york style thanks guys forever!!!!!!!?!
str@ightalk1 & Company! 🗽
Im feeling the FUNK
Get the party started!!!!!
THE STAMINA!!
GOOD MUSIC
Feelin the funk🔥2020
Agree that, but you got to put Parlament & the Funkadelicss. W/George Clinton and Fatback, though George Clinton moreso is the greatest in my opinion. But Funk is back! 💜💜💜💜💜💜 It! Though it never really ever died! Was a DJ back in the day, have all Cameos albums, and some great 12 "" promo remixes! 10k albums sry to say can't do it anymore with my neck issues. But can spin 'em up for an hr...then neck says no. That's when I put on the albums and just love to Listen! But love to scratch em and mix em up! Got to always keep the Funk! Dj programs are good, but vinyl is were all the aucutic great true sound is! Digital ok, not the same! All this great stuff never dies and true audiophiles like myself never let those vinyl records go!just like Funk! It's coming to another generation! Keep
THAT FUNKY BEAT !!🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼🎼🎧🎧LETS KEEP IT FUNCKY!And George Clinton is STILL KEEPING IT ALIVE AND WELL! Zap absofunkinglutly! LOVE UT!
Who the hell went on after this???? lmao
No one, I was the stage manager on this show. We had to take a two break to re-adjust the stage. the hole stage moved two feet after the were done!
+Kenny Land WH-DA-F-CA
Saw them live at the Kool jazz festival, They turned out Chaka, Brothers johnson and Chic.
Bootsy's Rubber Band, Then Parliament.
This is rare funk CAMEO....🎼😋🎤🎸🎹🥁🎺🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶now looking at it still jammin but a little punkish...OOPS.
And THATS how you bring the FUNK!!DAMMIT!!!
There were 10 members at that time until 1982 when they went down to 5 members and in 1986 only 3
I didn't like that 3 member line up 10 members was it horns Tommy Jenkins singing lead great band
It wss, mostly Larry singing lead with 3 members.
Bliss! :D
4 SURE 4 REAL
1st heard this on 1580 KDAY AM radio. Waited all night to record on my boom box haha
I used to do the same damn thing lol
The Funk how it was ment to BE!!!
Flawless
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMI JENKINS (JUNE 28, 2015)
what's Tommy's age?
a secret
I never realized that their commercial videos were a subdued version of the band
But apart from all depreciation, and aside from all question there is Cameo!
Awesome falsetto harmony
THIS TUNE IS TO MOTHER FUCKEN "FUNKY"!!!
Slave and cameo i can't choose maybe i don't want to to
I think Wayne Cooper left the band by this performance but sang co lead on this song. What a shame he didn't perform on this video.
Wayne Cooper passed
Wow
I love this track alot but....where are the 'gorrila' sounds that are present in the original?
Those sounds are what make that track unique.
Tha funkiest band in the land!
When Rick James was on this show his wasn't done live.........
Wow!!!!!! Kids will never know about playing live music as a band
ouch
i agree
THANK YOU....
Uh, could someone call in a hazmat team because it got so so funky that there was an explosion on stage! I do not know what these kids are doing today but it is not funky, not funky like dissssssa, I was raised funky, live funky, dine funky, and am fine funky. Can you dig it brother. Cameo bebe
I remember this song it was huge. I see l Larry on drums what say you?
That's that funk,sad though corrporations have washed it away
Cameo a class act.. Albums cameosis feel me and knights of the sound table pure class, silky smoochers and slamming jamming funk. J
Sounds in the same style that George Clinton is the Godfather FUNK!,Larry is amachine and the vocals are so
complex arrangement!Greasy bass funk festival. The HORNS!My God!,,✨🎼🙏🏼🎼✨🇨🇦😎
they were on the good shit
What's that smell? OH...IT'S FUNK!!!!!!
I want Spector bass
Does anyone else hear Zapp's I can make u dance in this song?
Yes, but this song came out first, 1977...Zapp, 1982.
Yes I hear it too.
@@BeDettFree
I first heard this in 1979.
TOO FUNKY IN THERE
The only missing piece was Wayne Cooper
very very top :)) thank :)